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Caucasus Barometer 2015: Questionnaire
Caucasus Barometer 2015: Questionnaire
Questionnaire
Unique Household ID
V1. |____|____|____|____|____|____| |____|____|
[TO BE FILLED IN BY INTERVIEWER]
[INTERVIEWER! MAKE SURE YOU ARE TALKING TO AN ADULT (18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER)
MEMBER OF THIS HOUSEHOLD. MEMORIZE THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND ADDRESS THE
PERSON WHO OPENED THE DOOR IN THE LANGUAGE THE PERSON ANSWERED YOU IN. IF
THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBER REFUSES TO PARTICIPATE AT ANY POINT DURING THE
INTRODUCTION, PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION IN THE INTERVIEWER FORM.]
Hello, my name is /last name and first name/ and I represent the Caucasus Research Resource Centers,
a non-profit independent research center in /country/. We are conducting our annual survey and
would like to ask your household member a number of questions to help better understand people’s
opinions and conditions in our country. Your household has been selected randomly, along with a
couple thousand other households in /country/, and it is very important for the reliability of the results
that you agree to participate in this survey.
Participation in our survey is voluntary and will be confidential and completely anonymous. Your
household member’s name will not be linked to the responses recorded on this survey, nor will
This interview will take approximately 50 minutes, depending on the size of your household. I will
need your help to identify the adult household member I will be interviewing. This selection should
be done according to a special procedure that ensures random selection of the respondent. It’s very
important that we follow certain steps while identifying this member of the household.
Let’s talk about your household. By “household” we mean people currently living with you most of
the time, regardless of their legal place of residence, and who share income and expenses. I would like
to ask you to tell me only about the members who currently live with you, i.e. spend at least 4 nights
per week in this dwelling.
V4. Please tell me, according to the definition provided, how many people, including you, live
currently in your household?
|____|____| PEOPLE
(Don’t know) -1 NON-
(Refuse to answer) -2 RESPONSE
V5. And how many of these people are adults (age 18 and older)?
V6a. Please list the age of all adult male members of your household, starting with the oldest one.
Thank you!
[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE PROVIDED INFORMATION IN COLUMNS “Name,”
“Gender” AND “Age” OF TABLE V6 BELOW.]
V6b. Now, please list the age of all adult female members of your household, starting with the oldest
one. Thank you!
[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE PROVIDED INFORMATION IN COLUMNS “Name,”
“Gender” AND “Age” OF TABLE V6 BELOW.]
[INTERVIEWER! CONSULT KISH TABLE TO IDENTIFY CODE FOR TABLE V7, BASED ON
THE PROVIDED HOUSEHOLD NUMBER. CIRCLE THE CODE FROM KISH TABLE IN COLUMN
“CODE” OF TABLE V7 BELOW.]
[INTERVIEWER! USE TABLE V7 TO SAMPLE THE RESPONDENT. FIND AND CIRCLE THE
NUMBER ON THE INTERSECTION OF THE NUMBER OF ADULT HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
LISTED IN TABLE 6 AND THE RESPECTIVE CODE FROM THE KISH TABLE.]
TABLE V7
Number of adult household members (recorded in Table V6)
Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 (and more)
Sample the adult household member whose No. (in Table V6) is:
A 1 1 1 1 1 1
B1 1 1 1 1 2 2
B2 1 1 1 2 2 2
C 1 1 2 2 3 3
D 1 2 2 3 4 4
E1 1 2 3 3 3 5
E2 1 2 3 4 5 5
F 1 2 3 4 5 6
[INTERVIEWER! IF THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLD MEMBER IS NOT AT HOME AND WILL NOT
BE BACK FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS (DURING THE PERIOD OF FIELDWORK), THANK
THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBER AND DOCUMENT NON-RESPONSE IN THE INTERVIEWER FORM.]
L1. In which language would you like to conduct this interview? Would you prefer… [READ
OUT] [INTLANG]
[INTERVIEWER! ONLY READ OUT LOUD THE LANGUAGES AVAILABLE IN THIS
CLUSTER.]
Armenian, 1
Azerbaijani, 2
Georgian, 3
(None of these languages) FILL IN THE
OTHER LANGUAGE: 4 RESPECTIVE
___________________________________ CODE IN THE
(Don’t know) -1 INTERVIEWER
(Refuse to answer) -2 FORM
[INTERVIEWER! AFTER THE RESPONDENT CHOOSES THE LANGUAGE, START FILLING IN THE
QUESTIONNAIRE IN THE RESPECTIVE LANGUAGE.]
Don’t know
applicable)
Refuse to
answer
(Not
Yes
No
Helped a neighbor or a friend with
1. some household chores or childcare. 1 0 -5 -1 -2
[ACTCHORE]
Refuse to
answer
(Not
Yes
No
Signed a petition or demand/request,
12. 1 0 -5 -1 -2
including online petitions. [ACTSPET]
Part 1.
N1. [SHOW CARD N1] Overall, how happy would you say you are? Please use this
CARD, where code ‘1’ means “Extremely unhappy” and code ‘10’ means
“Extremely happy;” please choose any number between 1 and 10, which best reflects
your situation. [RATEHAP]
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
N2. [SHOW CARD N2] Generally speaking, would you say that most people in /country/
can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people? Please use this
CARD, where code ‘1’ corresponds to answer “You can’t be too careful” and code
‘10’ corresponds to answer “Most people can be trusted.” [GALLTRU]
[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE CODE FROM THE SHOW CARD.]
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
N3. Overall, how would you rate your health? Would you describe it as … [READ OUT]
[HLTHRAT]
Very good, 5
Good, 4
Fair, 3
Poor, 2
or Very poor? 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Will contribute 3
Sometimes will contribute, sometimes – not 2
Will not contribute 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
M2.2 [Show CARD M2] Have you had any form of contact with foreigners in Georgia who
have stayed here for longer than 3 months? [IMMIGCON]
M3.3 How would you characterize your attitude towards the foreigners who come to
Georgia and stay here for longer than 3 months? Is it … [READ OUT] [IMMIGATT]
Very good, 5
Good, 4
Neutral, 3
Bad, 2
or Very bad? 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
1
Question asked in Georgia only.
2
Question asked in Georgia only.
3
Question asked in Georgia only.
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N7. Do you have a close relative currently living abroad, outside the borders of
/country/? [CLRLABR]
N8. Do you have any close friends currently living abroad, outside the borders of
/country/? [CLFRDAB]
[INTERVIEWER! BY ‘LIVING’ WE MEAN, THE PERSON HAS SPENT AT LEAST
A TOTAL OF 3 MONTH ABROAD.]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
N9. [SHOW CARD N9] All things considered, how satisfied are you with your own life as
a whole nowadays? Please use this CARD, where code ‘1’ means “Not satisfied at
all” and code ‘10’ means “Completely satisfied.” [LIFESAT]
[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE CODE FROM THE SHOW CARD.]
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
N10. [SHOW CARD N10] Please tell me which comes closest to your view on this CARD,
where code ‘1’ means “Everything in life is determined by fate” and code ‘10’ means
“People shape their fate themselves.” [FATEINLF]
[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE CODE FROM THE SHOW CARD.]
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
(Don’t (Refuse to
Code:
know) answer)
Repair your house or apartment.
[EXPREPN]
1. [INTERVIEWER! THE QUESTION ASKS ABOUT |___|___| -1 -2
ANY HELP, INCLUDING PHYSICAL HELP,
PROVIDING INFORMATION, RECOMMENDING
A GOOD WORKMEN, ETC.]
N12. [SHOW CARD N12] Using this CARD, where code ‘1’ means “Can never be justified”
and code ‘10’ means “Can always be justified,” please tell me to what extent, in your
opinion, each of the following actions can be justified or not?
[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT THE STATEMENTS ONE BY ONE.]
(Don’t (Refuse to
Code:
know) answer)
|___|___| CODE
GO TO
[DO NOT READ!] (Not applicable – don’t know anything about -5
J1
these polls)
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
N14. [SHOW CARD N14] And to what extent, in your opinion, do most of the people
around you trust or distrust the results of public opinion polls conducted in our
country? Please use this CARD. [TRUPOLLO]
[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE CODE FROM THE SHOW CARD.]
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
N15. [SHOW CARD N15] Using this CARD, where code ‘1’ means “Completely disagree”
and code ‘10’ means “Completely agree,” please tell me to what extent you agree or
disagree with each of the following statements.
[INTERVIEWER! ASK ONE BY ONE.]
(Don’t (Refuse to
Code:
know) answer)
Part 2.
I will now ask you several questions about your activities.
J1. [SHOW CARD J1] Which of the following best describes your situation? Please
think about the activity or situation which is primary for you. [EMPLSIT]
J2. From which year have you not had a job? [UNEMYRS]
[INTERVIEWER! WRITE DOWN THE FOUR-DIGIT YEAR.]
|____|____|____|____| YEAR
Never had a job -5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J4. Have you been looking for a job during the past four weeks, or not? [LOOKJOB]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J5. If a suitable job were available, would you be able to start working within the next
14 days? [JOBSTART]
Yes 1
No 0 GO TO J11
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J6. [SHOW CARD J6] Speaking about your primary place of employment only, which of
the following best describes your status and the type of workplace? [WORKTYP]
J7. From which year have you been working at this workplace? [WORKYRS]
[INTERVIEWER! WRITE DOWN THE FOUR-DIGIT YEAR. WE ARE
INTERESTED FROM WHICH YEAR HAS THE RESPONDENT BEEN WORKING
AT THIS ORGANIZATION/COMPANY, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER HIS/HER
POSITION HAS CHANGED OR NOT.
IF THE RESPONDENT CANNOT REMEMBER THE EXACT YEAR, PROBE
AGAIN. IF THE RESPONDENT STILL CANNOT REMEMBER THE YEAR, ASK:
“From which decade have you been working at this job?” AND [SHOW CARD J7].
WRITE DOWN THE FOUR-DIGIT CODE FOR DECADE FROM THE SHOW
CARD.]
|____|____|____|____| YEAR
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
4
NOTE FOR TRANSLATION: “Local” means national in the sense that this business is both national in origin and
operates in the given country.
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J8. [SHOW CARD J8] Which of the following best describes the sector in which you
work? [WORKSEC]
[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
5
NOTE FOR TRANSLATION: This includes all those who work in agricultural sector (‘сельское хозяйство’),
including people who are informally self-employed. For example, people who collect apples from their garden and
sell them on the road also count here.
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J9. [SHOW CARD J9] And which of the following best describes the job you do? [JOBDESC]
[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
J10. [SHOW CARD J10] Using this CARD, please tell me, overall, how satisfied or
dissatisfied are you with your job? [JOBSATFN]
J11. [SHOW CARD J116] Speaking about your personal monetary income last month,
after all taxes are paid, to which of the following groups do you belong? Please think
of all sources of income that you had last month. [PERSINC]
[INTERVIEWER! ASK ABOUT RESPONDENT’S NET INCOME LAST MONTH.]
Yes 1
No 0
GO TO
(Don’t know) -1 J137
(Refuse to answer) -2
6
Show Card in local currencies and updated based on the latest exchange rate.
7
This skip only applies to questionnaire used in Armenia.
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J12.1_ARM.8 [SHOW CARD J12.1] What share of your savings do you keep in bank? [SAVBANK]
[INTERVIEWER! ASK ABOUT RESPONDENT’S PERSONAL SAVINGS
ONLY.]
→
0% 1
GO TO J13
Less than 25% 2
25% to 50% 3
51% to 75% 4
More than 75% 5
(Don’t know) -1 →
(Refuse to answer) -2 GO TO J13
J12.2_ARM.9 Speaking of your savings that you keep in bank, in which currency do you
keep these savings? [SVBNKCUR]
Only AMD 1
GO TO J13
Only in foreign currency(s) 2
Both in AMD and in foreign currency(s) 3
(Don’t know) -1
GO TO J13
(Refuse to answer) -2
J12.3_ARM.10 Still speaking of your savings that you keep in bank, could you please specify
what is the share of these savings in AMD, and in foreign currency(s)?
% (Don’t (Refuse to
know) answer)
AMD [SHAREAMD]
Any foreign currency [SHAREFCR]
8
Question asked in Armenia only.
9
Question asked in Armenia only.
10
Question asked in Armenia only.
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J13. Do you currently have any personal debts? [DEBTPERS]
[INTERVIEWER! ASK ABOUT RESPONDENT’S PERSONAL DEBTS ONLY,
INCLUDING CREDIT FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD SHOP, IF ANY.]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J16. [SHOW CARD J16] Which of the following factors do you consider most important
for getting a good job in /country/? [GETJOBF]
Age 1
Appearance 2
Connections 3
Education 4
Hard work 5
Luck 6
Talent 7
Professional abilities, work experience 8
Doing favors for the ‘right’ people 9
(Other) 10
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J18. Has anybody in your household lost11 his/her job during the last 12 months? [JOBLOST]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know what the cumulative pension system GO TO
-5
is) P1a
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J20_ARM.13 [Show CARD J20_ARM] Using this CARD, please tell me how much do you
support or not the introduction of the cumulative pension system in Armenia?
[SUPCUMPC]
11
NOTE FOR TRANSLATION: By “lost job”, we mean this happened against the person’s will – the person was
either fired, or the workplace does not exist any longer, etc.
12
Question asked in Armenia only.
13
Question asked in Armenia only.
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Part 3.
P1a. [SHOW CARD P1a] There are different opinions regarding the direction in which
/country’s/ domestic politics are going. Which of the following would you personally
agree with? [POLDIRN]
[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
P1b. [SHOW CARD P1b] Which of the two statements on this CARD do you agree with,
and to what extent? Please choose a code from this CARD that best corresponds to
your opinion. [EVENTUAL]
[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
(Don’t know)
(Refuse to
Situation in Eventually,
answer)
/country/ will everything will be
never improve. well in /country/.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -1 -2
P2. [SHOW CARD P2] Using this CARD, please tell me, overall, how well do you think
TVs in /country/ inform the population about what is actually going on in /country/?
[QUALINF]
P3. [SHOW CARD P3] To what extent do you agree or disagree with the opinion that,
overall, TV journalists in /country/ are serving interests of people like you? Please
use this CARD. [TVSRVPP]
Partially
Completely Somewhat agree, Somewhat Completely (Don’t (Refuse to
disagree disagree partially agree agree know) answer)
disagree
1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
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P4. [SHOW CARD P4] I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions.
Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where code
‘1’ means “Fully distrust” and code ‘5’ means “Fully trust.” First, please tell me how
much do you trust or distrust /country’s/ …
[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT THE INSTITUTIONS LINE BY LINE.14 ACCEPT
ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.
IF THE RESPONDENT NEVER HEARD OF THE SOCIAL INSTITUTION YOU ASK
ABOUT, CIRCLE CODE ‘-1’ (DON’T KNOW).]
TABLE P4 Neither
(Refuse
Fully Rather trust Rather Fully (Don’t
to
distrust distrust nor trust trust know) answer)
distrust
1. Healthcare system? 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
[TRUHLTH]
2. Banks? [TRUBANK] 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
3. Educational system? 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
[TRUEDUC]
State Students
4. Admissions 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
Committee? [TRUNEAC]
5. Army? [TRUARMY] 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
6. Court system? 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
[TRUCRTS]
7. NGOs? [TRUNGOS] 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
8. Parliament? [TRUPARL] 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
Executive government
9. (Prime minister and 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
ministers)? [TRUEXEC]
10. President? [TRUPRES] 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
14
The software was rotating the sequence of the institutions during the interviews, and recording the Rotation code.
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Neither
(Refuse
Fully Rather trust Rather Fully (Don’t
to
distrust distrust nor trust trust know) answer)
distrust
Religious institutions to
15. which you belong? 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
[TRURELI]
16. Ombudsman? 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
[TRUOMB]
16 Central Bank of
a. Armenia?15 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
[TRUCBARM]
15
Asked in Armenia only.
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P5a. What do you think is the most important issue facing /country/ at the moment?
[IMPISS1]
P5b. And tell me the second most important issue facing /country/ at the moment.
[IMPISS2]
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
M7.16 The Government of Georgia is working on a visa liberalization process with the EU.
In your opinion, will successful completion of the visa liberalization process benefit
or not benefit ordinary people living in Georgia? [VLABENF]
Yes 1
No 0
[DO NOT READ!] (I don’t know what the visa
-5
liberalization process is)
GO TO P7
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
M8.17 In your opinion, is each of the following statements about visa liberalization with the
EU correct or incorrect?
[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT THE STATEMENTS ONE BY ONE. ONE ANSWER
IN EACH ROW.]
(Refuse
(Don’t
Correct Incorrect to
know)
answer)
Visa liberalization means that it will
1. be easy for Georgian citizens to get 1 0 -1 -2
visas from EU countries. [TFVISEAS]
Visa liberalization means that
citizens of EU countries will not be
2. 1 0 -1 -2
required to have visas in order to
visit Georgia. [TFEUNOVS]
Visa liberalization means that, in
certain cases, Georgian citizens will
3. 1 0 -1 -2
be able to travel to EU countries
without visas. [TFGENOVS]
16
Question asked in Georgia only.
17
Question asked in Georgia only.
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(Refuse
(Don’t
Correct Incorrect to
know)
answer)
Visa liberalization means that
Georgian citizens who have
emigrated will gain living and work
4. 1 0 -1 -2
permits in the EU countries, without
having to apply for additional
documents. [TFGERES]
Georgian citizens will be able to
5. benefit from visa liberalization only 1 0 -1 -2
if they possess biometric passports.
[TFGEBIOM]
The conditions of the visa
liberalization agreement will be
6. effective only if the length of stay in 1 0 -1 -2
EU countries does not exceed 3
months. [TFVISTRE]
P7. In /country/ today, do you think or not that people like yourself have the right to
openly say what they think? [FREESPK]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P8. Under the present government in /country/, do you completely agree, somewhat
agree, somewhat disagree, or completely disagree that people like yourself are
treated fairly by the government? [FAIRTRT]
Completely agree 4
Somewhat agree 3
Somewhat disagree 2
Completely disagree 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P10. [SHOW CARD P10] Please tell me which of the following statements do you agree with?
[OBJCOUR]
P12. If presidential elections were held next Sunday, would you participate in the
elections or not? Would you … [READ OUT] [VOTPRCP]
Certainly participate, 4
Most probably participate, 3
Most probably not participate, 2
or Certainly not participate? 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P13. Did you vote in the last national elections on [date]?18 [VOTLELE]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P14. Would you say that the most recent national elections were conducted … [READ
OUT] [ELCOND]
Completely fairly, 3
To some extent fairly, 2
or Not at all fairly? 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
18
Last national elections named in each country.
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P16. [SHOW CARD P16] Using this CARD, where code ‘1’ means “Not important at all”
and code ‘10’ means “Extremely important”, please tell me, in your opinion, how
important or unimportant it is for a good citizen to…
(Don’t (Refuse to
Code:
know) answer)
P17. In your opinion, how much of a democracy is /country/ today? Is it … [READ OUT]
[CNTRDEM]
A full democracy, 4
A democracy but with minor problems, 3
A democracy but with major problems, 2
or Not a democracy? 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P18b_ARM.19 [SHOW CARD P18b_ARM] Using this CARD, please tell me to what extent
do you support or not the constitutional reform to be implemented in Armenia?
[SUPCONST]
(Have
not
Don’t Rather (Refuse
Rather Fully heard (Don’t
support at not Neutral to
support support about know)
all support answer)
this
reform)
1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1 -2
P19. [SHOW CARD P19] Using a scale of 1 to 5, where code ‘1’ means no support and
code ‘5’ means your full support, to what extent would you support /country’s/
membership in NATO? [NATOSUPP]
Partially
Don’t (Refuse
Rather not support, Rather Fully (Don’t
support at to
support partially don’t support support know)
all answer)
support
1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
19
Question asked in Armenia only.
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P20. [SHOW CARD P19] Using the same CARD, please tell me to what extent would you
support /country’s/ membership in the European Union? [EUSUPP]
Partially
Don’t (Refuse
Rather not support, Rather Fully (Don’t
support at to
support partially don’t support support know)
all answer)
support
1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
P21_ARM.20 [SHOW CARD P19] Using the same CARD, please tell me to what extent do
you support Armenia’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union? [EECSUPPA]
Partially
Don’t (Refuse
Rather not support, Rather Fully (Don’t
support at to
support partially don’t support support know)
all answer)
support
1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
P21_GEO.21 [SHOW CARD P19] Using the same CARD, please tell me to what extent
would you support Georgia’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union?
[EECSUPP]
Partially
Don’t (Refuse
Rather not support, Rather Fully (Don’t
support at to
support partially don’t support support know)
all answer)
support
1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
P22. In your opinion, which country is currently the main friend of /country/? [MAINFRN]
________________________________
None -5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
20
Asked in Armenia only.
21
Asked in Georgia only.
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P23. In your opinion, which country is currently the main enemy of /country/? [MAINENEM]
________________________________
None -5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P24. [SHOW CARD P24] In your opinion, generally speaking, the traditions of the
population of which of the following regions is closest to the /country’s/ traditions?
[CLSTRAD]
P25. [SHOW CARD P24] In your opinion, generally speaking, the modern culture of the
population of which of the following regions is closest to the /country’s/ culture?
[CLSMDCL]
P24 P25
Neighboring countries in the South Caucasus 1 1
Neighboring countries in Asia, such as Iran, Turkey 2 2
North Caucasus 3 3
European part of Russia (excluding the regions of the North 4 4
Caucasus)
Eastern Europe (e.g. the Baltic states, Poland, Hungary, Czech 5 5
Republic)
Western Europe (e.g. France, Italy, Germany, Austria) 6 6
USA 7 7
Other 8 8
(Don’t know) -1 -1
(Refuse to answer) -2 -2
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Part 4.
Now, I am going to ask for some information about yourself.
D1. There are a number of ethnic groups living in /country/. Which ethnic group do you
consider yourself a part of? [ETHNIC]
D2. Starting with elementary school and counting up to the highest level of education you
have achieved to date, how many years of study have you completed? [EDUYRS]
|____|____| YEARS
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
D4. [SHOW CARD D3] What is the highest level of education your father has achieved?
[RFAEDUC]
No primary education. 1
Primary education (either complete or incomplete). 2
Incomplete secondary education. 3
Completed secondary education. 4
Secondary technical education. 5
Incomplete higher education. 6
Completed higher education (BA, MA, or Specialist degree). 7
Post-graduate degree. 8
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
D5. [SHOW CARD D3] What is the highest level of education your mother has achieved?
[RMOEDUC]
No primary education. 1
Primary education (either complete or incomplete). 2
Incomplete secondary education. 3
Completed secondary education. 4
Secondary technical education. 5
Incomplete higher education. 6
Completed higher education (BA, MA, or Specialist degree). 7
Post-graduate degree. 8
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Intermediate
knowledge
Advanced
(Refuse to
Beginner
No basic
answer)
TABLE D6
(Don’t
know)
1. Russian language [KNOWRUS] 1 2 3 4 -1 -2
D7. Which foreign language, if any, do you think should be mandatory in secondary
schools of /country/? [FLMANDSC]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. ACCEPT ONLY ONE
ANSWER. IF THE RESPONDENT NAMES MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE, SAY:
“Please tell me the most important.”]
D8. How often do you use the Internet? Do you use the Internet … [READ OUT]
[FRQINTR]
Every day, 1
At least once a week, 2 GO TO
At least once a month, 3 D10
Less often, 4
or Never? 5 ASK D9
[DO NOT READ] I don’t know what the Internet is. 6
GO TO
(Don’t know) -1 D11
(Refuse to answer) -2
D9. What is the main reason why you do not use the Internet? [NOINTWHY]
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
1 Receive / send emails [INTACEM]
Use social networking sites (e.g. Odnoklassniki,
2
Facebook, My Space, Google+, etc.) [INTASCNA]
D11. What do you think is the ideal number of children per family in /country/?
[IDEALNCH]
|____|____| CHILDREN
D13. [SHOW CARD D13] How important is religion in your daily life? Please use this
CARD. [RELIMP]
Not at all important 1
Not very important 2
Rather important 3
Very important 4
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
D14. [SHOW CARD D14] Apart from special occasions such as weddings and funerals,
about how often do you attend religious services nowadays? Please use this CARD.
[RELSERV]
Every day 1
More than once a week 2
Once a week 3
At least once a month 4
Only on special holidays 5
Less often 6
Never 7
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Always fast, 1
Often fast, 2
Sometimes fast, 3
Rarely fast, 4
or Never fast? 5
[DO NOT READ] (Fasting is not required in my religion) -5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
D16. [SHOW CARD D16] Overall, how religious would you say you are? Please use this
CARD, where code ‘1’ means “I’m not religious at all” and code ‘10’ means “I’m very
religious.” [RLGIOUS]
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
D17. If you had a chance, would you leave /country/ forever to live somewhere else?
[EMIGRAT]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
D18. If you had a chance, would you leave /country/ for a certain period of time to live
somewhere else? [MIGSHRT]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Part 5.
[INTERVIEWER! COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
WHO CURRENTLY LIVES IN THIS HOUSEHOLD. ASK ABOUT BOTH ADULT
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND ABOUT CHILDREN. WHILE FILLING IN TABLE A,
ALLOW THE RESPONDENT TO ASK FOR HELP FROM ANOTHER HOUSEHOLD
MEMBER(S), IF NEEDED. THROUGH THE TABLE, USE CODE ‘-1’ FOR “DON’T KNOW”
AND CODE ‘-2’ FOR “REFUSE TO ANSWER”.]
A1. Now, I would like to ask you about all the members of your household that live here
most of the time, including yourself. I am only interested in your household members’
characteristics, and I will ask their first names only to make our conversation easier.
I assure you these names will not be entered in the database. Let’s start with you.
[INTERVIEWER! RESPONDENT IS PRE-CODED GO TO QUESTION A3_R. THAN,
CONTINUE THROUGH A8 WHILE ASKING ABOUT THE RESPONDENT.]
A2. [SHOW CARD A2] What is next household member’s first name and relationship to
the respondent? [HH2RELR] [HH3RELR] [HH4RELR] [HH5RELR] [HH6RELR] [HH7RELR]
[HH8RELR] [HH9RELR] [HH10RELR] [HH11RELR] [HH12RELR] [HH13RELR]
A6_R. Are you currently employed? This employment may be part-time or full-time,
official, informal, or self-employment, but it brings monetary income. [RESEMPL]
A7_R. [SHOW CARD A7] What is your current marital status? [RESPMAR]
A8. Now, I would like you to tell me about the next household member.
1. 1 |___|___|___|___|
2. |___|___|___|___|
3. |___|___|___|___|
4. |___|___|___|___|
5. |___|___|___|___|
6. |___|___|___|___|
7. |___|___|___|___|
8. |___|___|___|___|
9. |___|___|___|___|
10. |___|___|___|___|
11. |___|___|___|___|
12. |___|___|___|___|
13. |___|___|___|___|
C1. [SHOW CARD C1] Which of the following statements best describes the current
economic situation of your household? [ECONSTN]
C2a. Now, I will name a series of household items. Please note that we are only interested
in items that your household owns and that are in normal working order. Please tell
me whether or not your household owns /item/.
[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT THE FIRST ITEM FROM TABLE C2 BELOW, AND
WRITE THE CODE CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER.
THROUTH THE TABLE C2, USE CODE ‘-1’ FOR “DON’T KNOW” AND CODE ‘-2’
FOR “REFUSE TO ANSWER”.]
C2c. Please tell me the year the latest model was purchased.
[INTERVIEWER! WRITE DOWN THE FOUR-DIGIT YEAR IN THE RESPECTIVE
CELL. USE CODE ‘-5’ FOR “NOT PURCHASED” (e.g. a gift). IF THE RESPONDENT
CAN NOT REMEMBER THE EXACT YEAR, SHOW CARD C2, AND WRITE
DOWN THE CODE CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPECTIVE DECADE.]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT ASK FOR THE NUMBER OF LAND LINE PHONES
AND INTERNET ACCESS. IN CASES WHERE THE HOUSEHOLD HAS
ACCESS(C2_9a AND C2_11a) , ASK: “From which year?” AND WRITE DOWN
THE FOUR-DIGIT YEAR.]
|____|
7. Land line phone
[OWNLNDP]
|____|
[OWNCELL]
8. Cell phone IF ‘No,’
‘-1’, or ‘-2’ |____|____| |____|____|____|____|
GO TO C2_10 [NUMCELL] [YRPCELL]
C3. Households may experience financial difficulties. Please tell me, over the course of a
typical month, does your household have to limit consumption or use of the following
due to budget difficulties?
[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT LINE BY LINE.]
(Not
applicable/Do (Don’t (Refuse to
Yes No
not consume know) answer)
at all)
1. Bread, pasta 1 0 -5 -1 -2
[LIMPRED]
2. Butter, milk 1 0 -5 -1 -2
[LIMMILK]
3. Poultry / Chicken
1 0 -5 -1 -2
meat [LIMPOUL]
4. Beef [LIMBEEF] 1 0 -5 -1 -2
5. Pork [LIMPORK] 1 0 -5 -1 -2
6. Fish [LIMFISH] 1 0 -5 -1 -2
7. Fruit, vegetables,
EXCEPT potatoes 1 0 -5 -1 -2
[LIMVEGS]
8. Potatoes [LIMPOTA] 1 0 -5 -1 -2
9. Sweets and
1 0 -5 -1 -2
chocolates [LIMSWEE]
10. Electricity [LIMELEC] 1 0 -5 -1 -2
11. Gas [LIMGASS] 1 0 -5 -1 -2
12. Transportation 1 0 -5 -1 -2
[LIMTRAN]
Every day 1
Every week 2
Every month 3
Less often 4
Never 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
C5. Many households obtain income from several sources. I will read out several possible
sources of income and please, tell me whether your household had monetary income
from each of these sources in the last 12 months. Please think about the income of all
members of your household.
[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]
(Refuse
(Don’t
Yes No to
Know)
answer)
Money from family members, relatives, or
1. friends living elsewhere in this country. 1 0 -1 -2
[INCSOUCO]
C7. [SHOW CARD C6] Using the same CARD, please tell me your household’s spending
last month? [SPENDMO]
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C8. In the past 6 months, how often has your household borrowed any money to buy
food? Have you borrowed money … [READ OUT] [FOODDBT]
[INTERVIEWER! BY ‘BORROWING’, WE DO NOT MEAN A BANK LOAN.
HOWEVER, WE DO MEAN, FOR INSTANCE, A CREDIT IN A LOCAL SHOP.]
Each week, 1
Each month, 2
Every other month, 3
Less frequently, 4
or Never? 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
C9. In the past 6 months, how often has your household borrowed any money to pay for
utilities? Have you borrowed money … [READ OUT] [UTILDBT]
Each week, 1
Each month, 2
Every other month, 3
Less frequently, 4
or Never? 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
C10. [SHOW CARD C10] Using this CARD, let’s imagine there is a 10-step ladder
reflecting the economic standing of all households in /country/ today. The first rung
of this ladder corresponds to the lowest economic position in society, while the 10th
rung corresponds to the highest position. On which rung of this ladder do you think
your household currently stands? [CURRUNG]
[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE NUMBER FROM THE SHOW CARD.]
|___|___| RUNG
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
|___|___| RUNG
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
C12. Relative to most of the households around you, would you describe the current
economic condition of your household as … [READ OUT] [RELCOND]
Very good, 5
Good, 4
Fair, 3
Poor, 2
or Very poor? 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
C13. [SHOW CARD C1323] What minimal monthly income would enable your household
live a normal life? [MININCR]
23
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THANK YOU.
Please note that according to the existing practice of conducting this kind of survey, some
interviews will be checked by our company a few weeks after the date of the interview. We
cannot know in advance whether our interview will be checked; but in case if another
representative of our research center happens to check whether we had this interview today,
please do not be surprised.
The only goal of such a check is to make sure that the interviews were conducted according
to highest professional standards. In the event of such a check, please note that all your
answers will remain strictly confidential. Thank you.
W3. How often did you feel that the respondent lacked knowledge about the questions
you asked? [FRQKNOW]
Never 1
Just for a few questions (fewer than ten) 2
For some questions, but not that many (approximately between 10
3
and 20)
For a substantial number of questions, but less than half the
4
interview
Throughout most of the interview, or through the entire interview 5
W4. How often did you feel the respondent was reluctant to answer the questions? [FRQRLCT]
Never 1
Just for a few questions (less than ten) 2
For some questions, but not that many (approximately between 10
3
and 20)
For a substantial number of questions, but less than half the interview 4
Throughout most of the interview, or through the entire interview 5
W5. How often did you feel the respondent was reluctant to use the SHOW CARDS (read
them carefully him/herself)? [FRQSHCD]
Never, the respondent was always using the SHOW CARDS 1
Just for a few show cards (less than ten) 2
For some show cards, but not that many (approximately 25% of the
3
show cards)
For a substantial number of show cards, but less than half them 4
Throughout most of the interview, or through the entire interview 5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
W8. How tired was the respondent in the end of the interview? [RESPTIR]
Not tired at
Very tired
all
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
W10. Please write the number of the last question answered by the respondent: [LASTQUE]
_________________________________
W11. If you think about the most of the length of the interview, how many people were
present at the interview, including you and the respondent? [ATTEND]
_________________________________
THANK YOU.
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